Devil May Cry 4

Well you've made it this far, and its nowhere near over yet. Before you even Attempt to S rank DmD i recommend 3 things.

1.S Rank at least SoS mode...it will prepare you for the beatings you may or may not receive while doing this

2.Get The Item Collector Achievement(This means you will have Max Health and Devil Trigger, also Enough health+Devil Stars to get you through anything.)

3.Maxing out your abilities

(Beating the game on DmD first may help due to the fact that you can see your current Style Score and you need a certain amount to S Rank)

Once you have done the Above there isn't much more advice i can give other than DONT be afraid to use your items, you may lose the No Items bonus, but using items is only -50 to your score each item, which is NOTHING compared to continuing/Gold orb'ing

HUNT for Red orbs, as you will see they give you ALOT of time to do these missions, use that and find orbs to help you get the S rank

And if i were you, change your Shoot to Right Trigger, it may feel weird at first, but it allows you to charge your charge shot WHILE Fighting enemy's and trust me against Blitz's its a godsend.

Either way Here are the S Rank Req's for DmD mode

Mission 1
Clear Time: 1:25
Style: 500
Minimum Points Required-18,000

Mission 2
Clear Time: 26:00
Style: 9250
Minimum Points Required-180,000

Mission 3
Clear Time: 25:00
Style: 10,000
Minimum Points Required- 195,000

Mission 4
Clear Time: 33:00
Style: 9250
Minimum Points Required-195,000

Mission 5
Clear Time: 21:30
Style: 7750
Minimum Points Required-150,000

Mission 6
Clear Time: 30:00
Style: 12,500
Minimum Points Required-240,000

Mission 7
Clear Time: 28:00
Style: 7000
Minimum Points Required-150,000

Mission 8
Clear Time: 21:00
Style: 6500
Minimum Points Required-150,000

Mission 9
Clear Time: 28:00
Style: 13,750
Minimum Points Required-255,000

Mission 10
Clear Time: 30:00
Style: 11,000
Minimum Points Required-225,000

Mission 11
Clear Time: 21:00
Style: 11,500
Minimum Points Required-240,000

Mission 12
Clear Time: 14:00
Style: 7000
Minimum Points Required-135,000

Mission 13
Clear Time: 29:00
Style: 8250
Minimum Points Required-165,000

Mission 14
Clear Time: 29:00
Style: 7500
Minimum Points Required-150,000

Mission 15
Clear Time: 41:00
Style: 12,250
Minimum Points Required-255,000

Mission 16
Clear Time: 37:00
Style: 10,650
Minimum Points Required-225,000

Mission 17
Clear Time: 25:00
Style: 17,000
Minimum Points Required-300,000

Mission 18
Clear Time: 14:00
Style: 5000
Minimum Points Required-114,000

Mission 19
Clear Time: 60:00
Style: 20,000
Minimum Points Required-375,000

Mission 20
Clear Time: 4:30
Style: 5500
Minimum Points Required-99,000

Good luck! you will need it
(i know i dont have the achievement yet, but im 2 missions away, so i think i can write this ^_^)

So, I recently made a video walkthrough for this game on DMD attaining S in all categories. It should suit as a great instructional for players of all skill levels. The tips below are also still as apt now as they were when I originally wrote them.

Playlist link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTaOHX8kEkD7vNkQ1D3Gt...



This achievement is not as tough as it first seems. If you can beat DMD mode without using items, then this is all about learning the levels. If you need items to survive you're obviously going to have a tougher time, but don't be disheartened as the punishment for using items on DMC4 is no where near as severe as it has been in previous games.

You're going to have to play through some levels a few times to get them down, but most will be single runs as it sounds a lot harder than it is.

Things to note:
- If you haven't S ranked all of Sparda mode, then I suggest doing so. Even if you don't realise at the time you will on DMD, but your skills with the game will have tightened and become more instinctual.

- Get good at instant Revs - or alternatively Rev your sword to level 3 after every fight. The timing for revs is a little anal (especially for the full 3) but after a while it becomes second nature to get at least 2 revs back every other strike.

- You fight tougher enemies earlier on, but this actually helps as because they take a beating, you can really build your stylish metre up before they die.

- Try to kill the enemies before they devil trigger. This way if you aren't comfortable with killing them yet, you can at least take them out before they gain any buffs.

- Level 3 rev attacks + level 3 charged shots = Easy stylish points

- Get good at distorting Real Impacts with Dante. This move when distorted correctly is a Boss Killer.(google it lol)

- You tube has a plethora of really good players. They S rank with no damage and make it look easy. Their videos contain lots of tricks and sneaky ways of approaching difficult sections. If you're really struggling try adopting their strategies and see if it helps you improve.

The rest is down to perseverance. Also, sleep well with the knowledge that this is the easiest Devil May Cry to S rank thanks to the lack of a Damage category.

Never Say Die
S rank every mission on Dante Must Die difficulty

In order to achieve a S rank on DmD difficulty you're going to have to be familiar with the levels for the red orb locations and getting a fast time. To help you guys learn the level and how to approach/combat the enemies on the harder difficulties I suggest you watch a play through of the level on youtube.

I personally recommend XLHGladiator, he has SSS no damage/no item rank play throughs of every mission on Dante Must Die difficulty which is the hardest difficulty in the game (besides Hell and Hell which you don't unlock until you beat DmD). Dante Must Die has the same enemy placements as Son of Sparda but the enemies on DmD can take more hits.

Here is a link to the playlist on youtube as well: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD2A229256E4D588C